Netherlands: flag, capital & map
Get to know Netherlands, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Amsterdam
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Western Europe
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 18,087,633
- Area
- 41,865 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Dutch
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Euro (EUR)
Amsterdam is the constitutional capital of the Netherlands. The Hague is the seat of government.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Netherlands
The flag of the Netherlands is composed of three equal horizontal bands of red, white and blue.
Looks similar to: Luxembourg.
Where it is
Netherlands is grouped in Western Europe, within Roam’s Europe region. Its land-border list includes 2 countries in this atlas: Belgium, Germany. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Netherlands has a recorded area of 41,865 square kilometres. Among the 8 countries assigned to Western Europe in this dataset, it ranks 3 by area, from largest to smallest. Germany is immediately above it in that ordering, at 357,114 km². Switzerland is immediately below it, at 41,284 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 18,087,633 people for Netherlands in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 432 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Dutch. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Euro (EUR). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Netherlands?
Reveal answer
Amsterdam. Amsterdam is the constitutional capital of the Netherlands. The Hague is the seat of government.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Netherlands?
Reveal answer
The flag of the Netherlands is composed of three equal horizontal bands of red, white and blue.
Which land neighbours of Netherlands are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Belgium and Germany. The source classifies Netherlands as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Netherlands?
Reveal answer
Dutch. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Netherlands.
Which currency codes are listed for Netherlands?
Reveal answer
Euro (EUR). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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